Darke County Map
This file appears in: The Greenville Settlement – Union Literary Institute and James Clemens Home
The Greenville Settlement was in German Township of Darke County, Ohio, which was named after William Darke, an officer in the American Revolution. The Clemens family was the first to purchase land in that part of the township. This land ownership map of the county shows the name James Clemens on that same land in Section Eight.
This file appears in: The Greenville Settlement – Union Literary Institute and James Clemens Home
The Greenville Settlement – Union Literary Institute and James Clemens Home
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